The Spirit of Service

I have to say that watching the inaugeration, I felt so proud to be an American. I'm excited to see what the future holds. I enjoyed the music before President Obama's oath, with Itzak Perlman. Hope was practically palpable even through the television screen during every part of the event. Every inaugeration is such a testament to the world of a great democracy where power is peacefully handed over every four years. President Obama spoke of a "spirit of service" that all need to have. It will be interesting to see what that means. My husband and I have served in the military, given our time, our tears, and our treasure to the good of the country. By and large, I don't know that the idea of service has really penetrated our culture the way that it did in say, the 1940's. We'll see how that evolves.